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Bercow is fighting Farage at the general election
Bercow faces Wheeler’s millions at election

By politics.co.uk staff Commons Speaker John Bercow faces a tough struggle to save his seat at the general election after multimillionaire Stuart Wheeler pledged to fund Ukip’s challenge to his Buckingham seat. By convention the three main parties do not challenge the Speaker at the general election, but Ukip’s former leader Nigel Farage has pledged… Read more »

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Nadhim Zahawi is the Tory PPC for Stratford-on-Avon.
YouGov chief becomes Tory candidate

By politics.co.uk staff YouGov’s chief executive and co-founder Nadhim Zahawi is preparing to step down from the role after being selected as a Tory party candidate for Stratford-on-Avon. Stephan Shakespeare, who co-founded the company, will take over the role. If Mr Zahawi becomes an MP he will stand down as chief executive. The seat is… Read more »